Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Nutella Cake

Did I ever mention that I am an nutella craze? I can hug a big tub of nutella and gulp down non stop using a spoon while watching TV drama or reading books. I quit this bad habit many years ago ever since I need to watch my waistline.

However during my maternity leaves at home, this bad habit came back and haunt me. I picked it up again and within 3 days, I can finished the giant tub of nutella which I think is 750g, scary right! Of course I dun do it anymore, I cannot afford to load more fats on me hahaha...

Since I still have 2 big tub of nutella at home, I am looking for some recipes to get rid of it. Recalled that I ever saw this recipe in one of my baking books collection, quickly flipped through all the books to hunt for it lol. This cake was baked almost 1/2 year ago, I still have 1 tube unopened nutella and 1/3 tube opened one in the fridge now, need to find chances to get rid of it.

Recipe from Agnes Chang I CAN BAKE

Ingredients: (for 9"/22cm round cake pan but I used 8" and a few cupcakes)

250g butter, softened

200g soft brown sugar

4 eggs, lightly beaten

300g self raising flour, sifted

5 tbsp milk

6tbsp or more Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread

60g hazelnuts, chopped coarsely (I used walnuts)

Method:

1.Put
all the ingredients for cake into a mixing bowl and beat until
light and fluffy.

2.Pour
2/3 portion of the cake mixture into a greased and lined round
baking tin and spread evenly to level. Spoon the Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread in six blobs (I put more).

3.Top
with the remaining 1/3 portion of the cake mixture, swirl a few times with a
skewer, then smooth the top.

4.Sprinkle chopped hazelnuts (I used walnuts since dun ve hazelnuts on hand) on top of batter and bake in a preheated oven at
180C forabout 45minutes to 1 hour or until cooked and golden brown. (Pls cover the cake with aluminium foil if the cake starts to brown too fast)

5.Remove,
leave to cool before serve.

Verdict?

The cake is soft and fluffy, tasted so good with the nutella. This is so easy to whip up that you can have it anytime when you are craving for butter cake.

Jess, you love nutella so much? You know what, I have never tasted nutella before but I have one jar at home because I saw a nutella cheesecake recipe. Haven't open the jar yet, so maybe I will first use it for your cake. Hope I don't get addicted like you :)

Phong Hong, you never try nutella before? I guess if you like chocolate with hazelnut u will like nutella too. Better dun get addicted like me, now I dun touch nutella at all if not will get hook again lol.

Hi Jess, we don't normally eat Nutella but recently I bought 1 bottle back home becoz I need to do a food test on my son whether he is allergic to hazel nut or not as per the paediatric immunoligist's advice. I love your cake which is generously spread with so much of nuts & it looks delicious there!